We, as teens, learn much from our parents and generations before us. We learned about the dangers of smoking cigarettes, and they taught us about the dangers of drinking and driving. As a result, cigarette smoking by Americans is at an all time low, a...

By Jill Schneider
Strath Haven High School
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5 days ago

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Opinion

It only takes a few seconds for someone’s whole life and future to be shattered. These few heartbreaking seconds can come in many forms but one of the biggest instigators today is texting and driving. Years of hard work and dedication can be wiped away for a few quick, usually meaningless words. One of the most common questions asked after one of these horrific accidents occur is “Could it have waited?” and the answer is clear as day... yes it can wait! The few words,...

By Kailey Smith
Bishop Shanahan High School
|6 days ago

Opinion

Are a few bytes of information really worth a person’s life? Texting while driving can cause the death of many people, not only the one driving. Does anyone want to be killed by a pointless word or phrase? Careless accidents caused by texting have claimed many lives. Texting has the longest eyes-off-the-road time of any type of driving distraction, multiplying the risk for a crash by 23! And, in 2011, almost one quarter of crashes, meaning 1.3 million, were caused by texting while...

By Josh Nedved
Downingtown High School
|1 week ago

Opinion

3,000 teenagers dead. 1.3 million car crashes. It only takes five seconds. Five seconds is the minimal amount of time attention is taken away from the road and moved to a phone. Texting increases risk of an accident by 23%, dialing a phone increases risk by 2.8 %, talking or listening increases the rate by as much as 1.3%, and finally reaching for a phone increases risk by 1.4%.

Opinion

Texting and driving is a major issue that people don’t take as seriously as they should. When someone drives, they have the ability to hurt someone badly including themselves. It is very important that we pay attention to our surroundings. If someone looks down at their phone for a few seconds, a person could be crossing the street, or another car could come, and they would not be able to see it. Car accidents happen in a matter of seconds. This is why it is so important to encourage...

By Victoria Christian
Downingtown High School
|1 week ago

Opinion

Did you know that 11 teens die every day from texting and driving? This is just one of the many dangers of texting and driving. Many people (especially teens) do not think texting and driving is dangerous. It is actually a lot more dangerous than you think. Texting and driving is extremely dangerous and fatal.

By Grace Suermann
Garnet Valley High School
|1 week ago

Opinion

Is it worth it? Do people really need to risk their lives just to text back LOL or TTYL? You may think “there are no cars, it will be quick and everything will be fine.” Because every texter has this kind of mentality, there is over 1-in-4 car accidents caused by cellphone use. It takes a minimum of five seconds to text someone before looking back up. Can you promise that nothing will happen in that five seconds? Thankfully, most people today know about the harmful consequences...

By Jaclyn Cuclino
Garnet Valley High School
|1 week ago

Opinion

“It can wait.” This is a pledge that asks you not to text and drive. Texting and driving creates a lot of car accidents. When people text and drive they are not paying attention to the road. If they’re not paying attention to the road they can lose control of their car. If you take this pledge you’ll be helping yourself become a safe driver. You will also make the roads safer for other people on the road. There have been 5,927,265 people that have already made...